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the elephant stayed ...

olifantke xng ǀhoa

at a place

ǃuu,

(and) the springboks also stayed at the place

springbokke gǀoqe ǀhoa ng ǃuu,

(then) the old elephant woman says to her children "Hey!"

a olifant ǁhoen ǀaa nǁaa ku ng nǁaa ǀoeke, "jy

come, let's go and visit ...

sii uwe, nǀa i ǁʼae nǃuu,

go and visit springboks"

ǁʼae nǃuu springbokke",

(Ousis) how do you call them [springboks in Nǀuu]?

gǀu hoeka dyee ka ng kinn kaǀeen,

I say "springbok"

ng ka springbok,

"springboks, we are going to visit springboks"

"gǃaeke, i nǃuu ǁʼaa gǃaeke",

they go, they greet, the old women greets, the other one (springbok) greets

ǁʼaa, hng ǁʼaa nebeke, ǁhoen ǀae ǁʼaa nebeke, a ha (...) nebeke,

the woman (springbok) say "take (a chair)!" and she (elephant) sits down, they chat, they eat

ǀae ka (...), "ǀiia", ha suin ǁhaqm ǁamǁam ǃʼhau, hng aan,

the children who play with (the Boer child) here ...

ǀoeke ni kaǃkxʼora [nǀa] ng ki a

with a Boer child

nǀa ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun

with the ears that how look?

nǀa hng kanǂuinke ni tsʼaa ku dyee a,

play, play, play, play

ǃkxʼora, kaǃkxʼora, kaǃkxʼora, kaǃkxʼora,

the sun went past

ǁʼuin nǁaka ha ǃare,

Aunt Elephant, I don't know her name

[ou] Olifant Antie, ng ǁu ǁxae nǁaka ǀeen dyee tsʼaa,

she (elephant) says to ...

ha ku [ng]

to the springbok woman

ng gǃae ǁʼorake,

(elephant) "Sister, I really have to go back home"

"suster, ng mos gǀoe ǂau ǁʼaa nǁang",

(springbok) "yes, yes, my sister

"kiʼa, kiʼa, ng ǁaaxe,

hey

ei

(springbok) "you must, when will you come for a visit?" (elephant) "I don't know when I will come for a visit"

a si (...), kama dya xae a si nǃuu nǁaa", "ng ǁu ǁxae, kama dya xae ng si nǃuu (...) nǁaa",

(springbok woman) "I go home"

"ng nou ǁʼaruwa",

go, they (elephant and her children) go away

ǁʼann, hng ke ǁʼaa,

"go!" she (elephant) says to the children

[ǁʼae] ǁʼaa, ku ng ǀoeke,

(elephant) "have you stolen that child?

"gǀu xng gaa gaake ǀoba

the Boer child?"

ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun",

(elephant's children) "yes

"ja

yes, here is the Boer son"

ja, ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun ki a",

(the elephant's children) play, play, play

ǃkxʼora, kaǃkxʼora, ka-ǃkxʼora,

here comes a young man (springbok's brother) ...

ǂxai ke a saa

on the next day

ng ǃxaeka a ko,

then they (elephant and her children) indeed hide the Boer child (springbok's child)

a kinn mos ǀʼhoo ǁhoo ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun,

she (elephant) just sits

ku maar soo,

[she has surely]

[ku tsʼaku]

she (elephant) has definitely farted, that is why he (springbok's brother) knew

ku tsʼaku ǀkhuun, ku tsʼaku ke ng ǁxae,

she (elephant) says to the children "hey

ku ku ng ǀoeke, "jy

come here, come here!

siia uwe, siia uwe ki a,

come, ears, come to me

kanǂuinke sii ng ke na saa,

come sit!"

sii ǃʼhaun",

the children come, then she (elephant) says to them (children): "you go and play", and then they catch the Boer child (springbok's child)

ǀoeke nǁaka hng saa, [ku] ku ku ng kinn, "ǃuunwa, a [ng] ǁʼaa kaǃkxʼora", ǀai ǃhaqm ǃʼuu ǀʼhuunsi ʘuun,

(elephant) swallows inside (springbok's child)

kaqno ng ǁaʼen,

she (elephant) sits relaxed

a ku ǂxain suin,

then a young man (springbok's brother) comes

ǂxai ʘuun ha saa,

a young man (springbok's brother) comes

ǂxai ʘuun ha saa saa,

(springbok's brother) "good morning, aunt elephant"

"môre, antie olifant",

(elephant) "good morning

"môre

good morning"

môre",

(springbok's brother) "aunt elephant, how are you (lit. is there any matter)?" (elephant) "Good (it. no, I have no matter)."

"antie olifant, ǂxoa ke", "ng ǁu ki ǂxoa",

(springbok's brother) "I'm also doing well"

"a ng gǀoqe ǁu ki ǂxoa,

(springbok's brother) "Aunt Elephant

antie olifant,

I am looking for my sister's ...

na ǁaʼin ng ǁaaxe

son"

se ʘuun",

(elephant) "where from should I get him"

"ng si hoo ng ki dyaa,

No.

nee

(elephant) "go to look for your sister's son over there

ǁʼaa ǁaanʼa a ǁaaxe ʘuun ng ki [...],

I don't have your sister's son

ng ǁu ki [a] a ǁaaxe se ʘuun,

the son, did I catch him?"

ʘuun nǀng xae xe ǀiie ku",

(springbok's brother) "Aunt

"antie,

don't argue with me, I will jump into your stomach"

gǂii redenere nǀa nǀng, ng ǃxaeknn ǂhuun ǀʼee gǀa ǁkxʼaa",

(elephant) "How do you come to such an idea to jump into me (i.e. into my stomach)?"

a kidya xa a hoo nǁaa a saa ǂhuun ǀʼee ng",

She (elephant) is still standing.

ku ke koma nog nǃaa-ǁʼaa,

She is speaking.

ku ǂxoa,

She is indeed thick.

(...) a ku mos ǃqhuina,

thick

ǃqhuina,

she sits

ku soo,

he (springbok's brother) jumps inside (into the elephant)

ku ǂkhuu, (...) ku ǀʼee ng ku nǁann,

she (elephant) sits and looks

ku ke soo, ku ǂaqe,

she still sits and peeks at her stomach

ku nǁaa noxoba soo ki a, ku hani ku ǁkxʼaa,

she (elephant) stretches her navel

kua ǂʼoqra ku nǂoqentyu,

the young man (springbok's brother) jumps out of her head

ǂxai ʘuun ǂkhuun ng ku nǀaa ha,

he (springbok's brother) runs and stands upright

ha ǀʼamǂoa, [ha]

then he (springbok's brother) opens his pronk

a ha ǁxoba ha sambreelsi,

then he jumps and he is proud

a ha ǂkhuun, a ha hala,

and he jumps, he jumps, he opens his pronk to show it (to the elephant)

a ha ǂkhuun, a ha ǂkhuun, a ha ǁxoba ha sambreelsi, nǀa ha nǀaa,

(elephant) says "Ai, my son!"

ku, "ai, ng ʘuun",

she (elephant) jumps after the young man (springbok's brother)

ku kome ka ku ǂkhuun ku ǁai ǂxai,

but

maar

then she (elephant) sits and looks, and the young man (springbok's brother) runs and stands on the dune.

nǁae soo, ku ǂaqe, ǂxai ʘuun ǁʼaa ǃae nǃoon, [ha]

he (springbok's brother) jumps, he runs to the dune

ha ǂkhuun, ha ǁʼaa ǃae ǁʼaa nǃoon, [ha]

he (springbok's brother) opens his pronk and shows it to her (elephant)

ha ǁxoba ha sambreelsi, ha ka dyamaa kua,

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ha (...) ǀqxʼaba,

aaa (elephant dies)

a

(elephant) is dead

ǀʼaa,

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voëltjie, uit is my storie,